Itinerary

Day 1 10/29, Los Angeles/Beijing
Board a convenient charter bus in the morning, and travel to Los Angeles International Airport for an afternoon flight MU586 by 12:30pm to Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner. Cross the International Dateline.

Day 2 Beijing(King Wing Hotel/5-Star, 17 Dongsanhuan Rd. S., Tel: 86-10-67668866)
Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 11:00pm after a stopover in Shanghai. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

 

Day 3 10/31 Beijing
Visit the Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world, and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors prayed to the heaven for a good harvest Sightseeing also includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms, and the Summer Palace, known for many significance such as the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and Marble Boat.

Day 4 11/1 Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000- mile long and 2,000 years old construction is said to be the only man-made structure visible by naked eye from the moon. Visit to the Ming Tombs, one of 13 Ming Emperors' Tombs is fully excavated and open for exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

Day 5 11/2 Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou (Glamor Hotel/4-Star, 6 Tongjingbei Rd., Tel: 86-512-65338811) Morning China Eastern flight MU583 11:10am/11:10pm to Shanghai, then take the tour bus trip to Suzhou. Afternoon sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit to the National Embroidery Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with 1,000 years history. Evening Dinner Show of the traditional Chinese Music.

Day 6 11/3 Suzhou/Hangzhou (Regal Hotel/5-Star, 370 Gym Rd., Tel: 86-571-56199999)
Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit to Economic Development Zone. Visit to the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3 ft-high camphor-wood carved Buddha.

Day 7 11/4 Hangzhou/Shanghai (Guangdong Hotel/4-Star,
328 Yixian Rd., Tel: 86-21-51171888)
Morning boat cruise on West Lake with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses. Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

Day 8 11/5 Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

Day 9 11/6 Shanghai/Los Angeles
You may spend your final hours in China on your own in the morning. Afternoon flight MU583 will depart by 2:50pm for Los Angeles where you will arrive at 10:30am on the same day and return to your Chamber parking via bus.

NOTE: All hotels are subject to change until ticketing.

TOUR OPERATOR: Citslinc International, Monterey Park, CA, has 28 years in the China tour business. The President of Citslinc, Mr. Leo Liu, will hold a pre-tour briefing in Santa Paula on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.